Brezhnev stagnation
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Brezhnev stagnation refers to the period of economic slowdown, political inertia, and social stagnation in the Soviet Union during Leonid Brezhnev’s leadership from the mid-1960s to early 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic stagnation
→
historical period → political phenomenon → |
| associatedWith |
Era of Stagnation
→
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| characterizedBy |
economic slowdown
→
political inertia → social stagnation → |
| country |
Soviet Union
→
|
| culturalFeature |
limited cultural liberalization
→
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| demographicTrend |
slowing population growth
→
|
| economicIssue |
chronic shortages
→
declining growth rates → low productivity growth → technological lag → |
| economicPolicy |
extensive growth model
→
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| economicSectorIssue |
inefficient heavy industry
→
neglect of consumer goods → |
| economicSystem |
planned economy
→
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| endPeriod |
early 1980s
→
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| energyPolicy |
reliance on oil and gas exports
→
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| followedBy |
Gorbachev reforms
→
Perestroika → |
| foreignPolicyContext |
Cold War
→
|
| foreignPolicyDoctrine |
Brezhnev Doctrine
→
|
| governanceStyle |
collective leadership façade
→
high bureaucratization → |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
→
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| laborIssue |
hidden unemployment
→
labor discipline problems → |
| leaderInPower |
Leonid Brezhnev
→
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| longTermConsequence |
conditions for Soviet Union collapse
→
delegitimization of Soviet system → weakening of Soviet economy → |
| politicalFeature |
censorship
→
gerontocracy → suppression of dissent → |
| politicalPartyInPower |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
→
|
| politicalSystem |
one-party state
→
|
| precededBy |
Khrushchev Thaw
→
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| securityApparatus |
KGB influence
→
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| socialFeature |
bureaucratic privileges
→
limited social mobility → widespread informal economy → |
| startPeriod |
mid-1960s
→
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| urbanLifeFeature |
housing shortages
→
queueing for basic goods → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Brezhnev stagnation
("Era of Stagnation")
→
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associatedWith |
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union
→
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associatedWithEvent |
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Leonid Brezhnev
("Era of Stagnation")
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era |